Editing Native American gaming (section)

===New York===
[[File:Seneca Niagara Casino Tower.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel]] in [[Niagara Falls, New York]] is operated by [[Seneca Nation of New York]].]]

In March 1994 the [[Mohawk people]] created a joint venture with Alpha Hospitality to develop and operate a gaming facility on tribal lands.<ref>{{cite web|work = Reference For Business |title = Empire Resorts |url = http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/12/Empire-Resorts-Inc.html#ixzz4RKcQXNgb }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work = [[The New York Times]] |title = Catskill Casino Politics: Game of Delicate Balance |date = 31 January 2005 |url =  https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/31/nyregion/catskill-casino-politics-game-of-delicate-balance.html?mtrref=www.google.fr&_r=0 |last1 = Semple |first1 = Kirk }}</ref> In January 1996 they entered into a memorandum with [[Robert A. Berman]]'s Catskill Development, L.L.C. regarding the development and management of a casino adjacent to the [[Monticello Raceway]]. The project received approval from the [[National Indian Gaming Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|work = [[The New York Times]] |title = Against All Odds, a Complicated Casino Proposal Advances |date = 17 April 2000 |url =  https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/17/nyregion/against-all-odds-a-complicated-casino-proposal-advances.html |last1 = Bagli |first1 = Charles V. }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work = [[The New York Times]] |title = Reluctantly, a Tribe Starts to See Casinos As Being Imperative |date = 9 May 2003 |url =  https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/09/nyregion/reluctantly-a-tribe-starts-to-see-casinos-as-being-imperative.html |last1 = Peterson |first1 = Iver }}</ref>
 
In 1999, however, the [[Mohawk tribe]] signed an agreement to build the casino with [[Park Place Entertainment]] instead.<ref>{{cite web|work = Law Justicia |title = Catskill Development v. Park Place Entertainment, 144 F. Supp. 2d 215 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) |url =  http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/144/215/2316194/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |work = Gamber’s Corner |title = Park Place Entertainment Announces Filing of Sullivan County Casino Application |url = http://ww.gamblerscorner.com/read_article.php?site=Casinos&section=News&id=1417 |access-date = 2016-11-28 |archive-date = 2016-11-29 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161129082836/http://ww.gamblerscorner.com/read_article.php?site=Casinos&section=News&id=1417 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[Akwesasne Mohawk Casino]] (AMC) was inaugurated that same year in [[Hogansburg]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |work = Indian Country Today |title = Mohawk Catskills casino plans advance, backers survive a legal gauntlet |url = http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2001/04/11/mohawk-catskills-casino-plans-advance-backers-survive-legal-gauntlet-86681 |access-date = 2016-11-28 |archive-date = 2016-11-29 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161129090119/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2001/04/11/mohawk-catskills-casino-plans-advance-backers-survive-legal-gauntlet-86681 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The facility comprises 140,000 square feet of casino floor space that includes over 1,800 [[slot machine]]s and 30 table games, as well as a luxury hotel, spas, restaurants, and a number of entertainment venues. The casino is managed by the [[Mohawk Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|title =Akwesasne Mohawk Casino |url =   http://mohawkcasino.com/ }}</ref>